Therefore, we APPROVE the terms of the agreement pertaining to Wentworth's STAA claim, and DISMISS the complaint with prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
M. CYNTHIA DOUGLASS
Chief Administrative Appeals Judge
DAVID G. DYE
Administrative Appeals Judge
[ENDNOTES]
1 49 U.S.C.A. § 31105 (West 2006).
2 29 C.F.R. § 1978.111(d)(2) (2006).
3 Id.
4 29 C.F.R. § 1978.109(c)(2); Monroe v. Cumberland Transp. Corp., ARB No. 01-101, ALJ No. 00-STA-50 (ARB Sept. 26, 2001); Cook v. Shaffer Trucking Inc., ARB No. 01-051, ALJ No. 00-STA-17 (ARB May 30, 2001).
5 29 C.F.R. § 1978.109(c)(2).
6 Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims para. 2(B).
7 Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims paras. 4, 5.
8 Fish v. H & R Transfer, ARB No. 01-071, ALJ No. 00-STA-56, slip op. at 2 (ARB Apr. 30, 2003).
9 Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims paras. 4, 5.
10 See Bittner v. Fuel Economy Contracting Co., No. 88-ERA-22, slip op. at 2 (Sec'y June 28, 1990); Johnson v. Transco Prods., Inc., 85-ERA-7 (Sec'y Aug. 8, 1985).
11 Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims para. 6.
12 Coffman v. Alyeska Pipeline Serv. Co. and Arctic Slope Inspection Serv., ARB No. 96-141, ALJ Nos. 96-TSC-5, 6, slip op. at 2 (ARB June 24, 1996).
13 29 C.F.R. § 70 et seq. (2006).
14 See Phillips v. Citizens' Ass'n for Sound Energy, No. 91-ERA-25, slip op. at 2 (Sec'y Nov. 4, 1991).